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Old South Green Beans and Potatoes
"An old southern recipe from Mississippi for green beans and potatoes. You can delete the bacon or ham hock and they still taste good. Green beans adds a special taste to potatoes and I love it."
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- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
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6 CUPS
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 2 lbs fresh green beans
- 2 slices bacon or 1 ham hock
- 3 medium potatoes
- salt and pepper
directions
- In pot cover green beans with water and boil till tender with potatoes and bacon (or ham hock); drain.
- Add your favorite seasoning (I like butter, salt, and pepper).
- Remember ham hocks take a little longer than green beans, so if you use a ham hock, boil it first till tender then add the rest and cook. I personally never use ham hock due to fat content--I usually just use the bacon strips. I only listed it here as it was in the old south recipe.
Questions & Replies
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Would it be possible to put cut up ham (cooked or ??) in this to make it a one pot casserole? Thanks! -
Approximately how long should I cook the beans?
Reviews
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WOW does this bring back fond memories of summer days spend on the family owned farm in West Virginia. Best meal was always made with a very meaty ham bone, potatoes and fresh green beans and always topped off with peaches covered with home made whipped cream (all from the farm of course). That was over 70 yrs. ago - thanks for the memories. -
Instead of boiling the bacon with green beans and potatoes, slice up bacon with onion and fry, then drain beans and potatoes and add bacon mixture. Receipe has been around for many years.
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OMGsh ... this was SO good. My hubby is a mid-westerner and always talks about beans and potatoes. I saw some recipes that had ham and/or sausage, so I threw in a cut up Smoked Sausage and 1/2 water, 1/2 chicken broth. I didn't think I'd really like it (I consider myself a bit of a gourmet!), but it was amazing. Something about cooking the beans and potatoes together. Also -- I added about 2 T. of butter at the end, made a great 'broth' to dip the potatoes in. Thanks for posting this. -
yes it is the old south version, and one I prefer. I also cook the ham hock and beans together from the beginning because my family is used to home canned beans and we like our green beans cooked a long time. I use small new potatoes and just half or quarter them.
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very old dish my Grandma then my Mom and now I made, make. I love to this day. The only difference in mine and my Grandma's is I do use Yukon gold potatoes they have a better flavor. They weren't around back in her day or I think she would would have too.
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Tweaks
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I fried the bacon and used the dripping with the water to cook beans and potatoes in. Crumbled the bacon over dish before serving. -
I have to say, I have been making green beans and potatoes for 30 yrs. Over the years I have put my own twist to add flavor. I do crisp the bacon first. I will then add diced onion to the bacon drippings and cook just until translucent. Do not burn! That will make the broth bitter. Instead of water, I add chicken stock, salt, black and white pepper to taste. Remember, the potatoes will soak up some of the salt, so taste the broth about halfway through cooking to make sure it has enough seasoning. I do not add butter to the pot, however, i do put butter on after I plate! -
not really a tweak but , do not throw out the liquid the beans and potatoes cook it. It has the rich flavorings of the foods added to the pot. Also, best not to make it too watery. Watch while cooking and slowly add water as needed. Too much deletes the fat flavoring and the veggies delicious taste.
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This recipe green beans and potatoes are also delicious when cooked with smoked pork chops. I usually add a bit of onion and garlic for more flavour. -
I don’t know how to edit my previous post but it was supposed to say Ham Hocks
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